The Chicago Renaissance in American Letters: A Critical HistoryFrom cover: If it is moments of transition which mark the route of history, the Chicago "renaissance" of 1890 to 1920 signalled a distinct turn in the march of American letters. Protest gave form to its beginnings, and rebellion marked the end of these decades of intense literary activity. Although the "renaissance" began and ended in Chicago, it was the working out of creative forces common to the nation, and gave both form and direction to the modern American literary mind.... The "renaissance" has been the object of many a bitter argument as to what position it should occupy in the history of American letters. Mr. Duffey has written a selective and critical account of the stresses and strains of those urgent years, their achievements and casualties alike. |
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The Larger Pattern | 3 |
The First Estate | 9 |
Henry Fuller | 27 |
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